Three ways technological innovation can help meet climate goals

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Wind turbines stand at the Garzweiler opencast lignite mine, with the Neurath lignite-fired power plant in the background on April 04, 2022 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Jackerath, Germany.

Synopsis

Bringing together innovative startups with more established companies can facilitate sharing of ideas and solutions to transform the energy sector. Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 and decline rapidly thereafter to rein in global warming. Scaling up existing clean-energy solutions; developing new ways to make and store clean energy; and reversing historical emissions can help achieve that target.

Jeremy JurgensTo avert the most damaging impacts of climate change and secure a safer future, the world needs to rapidly shift to a low-carbon economy. According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 and decline rapidly thereafter, if further warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is to be limited.Reaching that goal will require us to rapidly scale up existing

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